Causal attributions in individuals with suspected lung cancer: Relationships to illness coherence and emotional responses

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-115

  Lehto, Rebecca H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal attributions; Coherence; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249797575     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390307303112     Document Type: Article

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